Well, that was frantic, crazy and dramatic! Group B in the Africa Cup of Nations served up a rather incredible night of football. Two games, two draws in which each team scored two goals – in the end, Cape Verde topped the group and Egypt joined them as a second-placed team, while terrible Ghana finished their AFCON adventure with just two points.🇪🇬 Mostafa Mohamed has scored exactly 50% of Egypt’s 6 goals at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations:👕 3 games⚽ 3 goals🤷🏾♂️ No Salah? No problem. The available Mo qualifies the Pharaohs to the knockout stage #CPVEGY #TakeYouToAnotherLevelpic.twitter.com/k5P4fWYV9W— Chris DeGea (@StatRwChris97) January 22, 2024 Mohamed Salah-less Egypt needed to beat Cape Verde to ensure qualification from their group, but in the end, a dramatic draw proved enough as Ghana threw away their 2-0 lead by conceding not once, but twice to Mozambique in added time. The Pharaohs came from behind against the already-qualified Cape Verde, with Mostafa Mohamed scoring in added time to make it 2-1. Astonishingly, his team couldn’t hold on to the lead. Luckily for them, their competition for a place in the knockout stage was Ghana, easily the biggest disappointment of the tournament.Egypt’s last seven AFCON results26 January 2022: Ivory Coast 0–030 January 2022: Morocco 1-13 February 2022: Cameroon 0–06 February 2022: Senegal 0–014 January 2024: Mozambique 2-218 January 2024: Ghana 2-222 January 2024: Cape Verde 2-2The Blue Sharks initially appeared lacklustre, and their goalkeeper Vozinha made crucial saves to keep them level. Benchimol scored a surprise goal in first-half stoppage time, giving Cape Verde the lead. Egypt responded in the second half with a goal from Trezeguet, equalizing the score. The same player nearly put Egypt ahead, but Vozinha made an impressive save. In stoppage time, Mostafa Mohamed scored a decisive goal for Egypt, making it 2-1. However, Cape Verde’s Teixeira capitalized on a mistake by El Shenawy to level the score in the ninth minute of stoppage time. Many Egyptian players fell to the ground in dispair, but they were made to feel much better when they learned the result of the Black Stars’ clash with Mozambique.2-2 Mozambique.GHANA CONCEDE 2 GOALS IN 2 MINUTES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEIR DREAM COLLAPSES AS THEY ARE GOING HOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/niOn2LgKGf— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) January 22, 2024 Speaking of the Black Stars, somehow, they managed to produce an even worse AFCON than the one two years ago. A win over Mozambique would have probably seen them progress as one of the third-placed teams, but inexplicable lapses in concentration saw them concede twice in the added time – a penalty and another killer blow from Atletico Madrid’s Reinildo Mandava. Jordan Ayew had put Ghana 2-0 in front with two penalty conversions, but Chris Hughton and his squad still exited the tournament in shame.AFCON 2023- GROUP STAGERound 3Monday Ivory Coast – Equatorial Guinea 0-4 (0-1)/Nsue 45, 57, Ganet 73, Buyla 88/Nigeria – Guinea Bissau 1-0 (1-0)/Sangante 36/Cape Verde – Egypt 2-2 (1-0)/Benchimol 45+1, Texeira 90+9 – Trezeguet 50, Mohamed 90+3/Mozambique – Ghana 2-2 (0-1)/Catamo 90+1 pen, Mandava 90+4 – J Ayew 15 pen, 67 pen/Tuesday20.00: (6.25) Gambia (3.50) Cameroon (1.65)20.00: (3.60) Guinea (2.80) Senegal (2.40)23.00: (10.5) Mauritania (5.10) Algeria (1.32)23.00: (3.40) Angola (3.10) Burkina Faso (2.30)Wednesday20.00: (7.00) Namibia (3.60) Mali (1.58)20.00: (3.40) S.Africa (3.10) Tunisia (2.30)23.00: (6.50) Zambia (3.80) Morocco (1.58)23.00: (6.00) Tanzania (3.70) Dr Congo (1.62)***odds are subject to change
